September
17, 2007

SUBJECT:Historic
buildings considered 9-21-07 in Omaha for listing in National
Register of Historic Places

The Nebraska State Historic Preservation
Board will meet at 1:00 pm at the Lake Point Center, 2401 Lake
Street, in Omaha to consider a number of Nebraska buildings for
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places:

Omaha Star
Building, 2216 North 24th Street.
The Omaha Star building will be considered for listing
for its association with the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha.
The Omaha Star and Mildred Brown, newspaper editor, provided
a home for the De Porres Club, an active civil rights organization
in the Near Northside neighborhood. The Omaha Star also
kept the community apprised of the Civil Rights Movement's successes
and failures across the country and across the city. It researched
the issues and presented the facts to its readers, and then urged
involvement, but it also provided a voice and a face for the
community in general.

Wayne United States Post Office, Wayne. A public works project of the Depression-era
Public Works Administration program.

Loup City Township Library, Loup City. Considered eligible for education
as Loup City's first permanent library. It was built under funding
provided by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.

Albert and Lina Stenger House, 815 Lovers Lane, Columbus. This property will
be considered for its architectural significance, built in 1907
by the Stengers, prominent farmers.

John J. and Lenora Bartlett House, 1402 Ninth Avenue, Kearney. Built in 1888, the
house is considered architecturally significant as an example
of the Queen Anne style of architecture.

(Former) First Commercial Bank, Odell.
The former bank building was built in 1885 for one of Odell's
founding businesses.

LaVerne and Helen Stigge Farmstead, near Howells. The farmstead dates to 1940 and
represents the period of post-depression and post-war agriculture.

Peerless Motor Company, 2562/2564 Harney, Omaha. Built in 1928 as an
automobile agency of the Peerless motor car. It location was
an area developed as what was known as Omaha's "Automobile
Row," host to automotive dealerships and associated businesses.

Saddle Club,
2000 West Overland, Scottsbluff. This horse club is being nominated
for promoting recreation, horsemanship, social, and educational
activities of equestrians. It was built in 1947.

Stabrie Grocery,
501 North 13th, Omaha. The building was constructed in 1883 and
represents the evolution of grocery jobbing, distributing, and
retailing.

The State Historic Preservation Board consists
of professional and citizen members. It guides policy for the
state preservation program, which is administered by the Nebraska
State Historical Society. One role of the board is to review
each property being considered for the National Register of Historic
Places, the honor roll of properties which represent importance
in culture and history of locales, the state, or the nation.
Upon the board's approval, the nominations will go to the National
Park Service for final listing.